The Sizzling Saboteur

"The Sizzling Saboteur" is the second of two novellas written by Leslie Charteris included in the twenty-fifth Saint book The Saint on Guard published in 1944. It had previously been published in serial form and subsequently appeared individually in some editions as The Saint and the Sizzling Saboteur.

Plot
The Saint travels to Galveston, Texas in pursuit of a man who has been sabotaging weapons factories, but when his quarry turns up burned to crisp, he has to contend with both the local police, a trio of mysterious men behind the sabotage, and a beautiful Russian. The story includes an element of metafiction as the name Leslie Charteris is mentioned within the story.

Television adaptation
"The Sizzling Saboteur" was adapted as "The Fellow Traveller", an episode of The Saint starring Roger Moore, and aired on September 19, 1963, as part of the second season.